Blues & Rhythm magazine no. 381 – Dec. 2023-January 2024: Homesick James; Crystal Thomas; Memphis Blues Box; the Hart Brothers; and more

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The final installment of Ray Templeton’s Good Readin’ Tonight features BLUES CONFERENCES AND CONVENTIONS PROCEEDINGS.

Mike Stephenson interviews blues and southern soul singer CRYSTAL THOMAS.

Part Six (and the final installment) of WEST FLORIDA R&B – A photographic history by Ken Benedict, Steve Gronda and Chris Bentley.

Martin Hawkins previews Bear Family’s massive 20-CD MEMPHIS BLUES BOX.

Blues Youngbloods features THE HART BROTHERS from Jackson, Mississippi by Mike Stephenson.

PLUS: Chris Smith’s Words, Words, Words; Charley Patton rarity found – twice; Anna Mae Winburn; Poretta Soul & Eastside Kings Festivals; Vicki Anderson; Taildragger; Lord Creator; Toussaint McCall; Larry Chance; More Chicago Downhome Rarities box set; Cecil Gant; Mr. Sipp; B.B. King; Big Joe Turner biography/discography